FAREWELL TO TARWATHIE Lyrics And Guitar Chords

/4 (Scottish Song by George Scroggie)Lyrics and chords as used by the Ian Campbell Folk Group on the sampler album Borderlands- The Best of Scottish Folk (use capo on 3rd fret for a key of Fmajor)For YouTube-version by Zekley & Hubert use capo on 5th fret or change chords to G. This song was worked out onh guitar by Marc Farabach. This has a beautiful haunting melody and sounds like another song that I just can't think of,,,,,,,The sheet music with tin whistle notes are included.

Intro: D-Bm-G-D-Dsus4-D (Dsus4 = XX0233, this chord is optional!)

Fare(D)well tae (Bm)Tarwathie, a(G)dieu Mormond (D)HillAnd the fair land of (Bm)Crimond, I’ll (G)think of you (D)stillI'm bound out for (Bm)Greenland and (A)ready to (D)sailIn the hopes to find (Bm)riches in (G)hunting the (D)whale -G-D-Dsus4-D

A(D)dieu to my (Bm)comrades, for a (G)while we must (D)partAnd likewise the (Bm)dear lass who (G)first won my (D)heartThe cold coast of (Bm)Greenland my (A)love will not (D)chillAnd the longer my (Bm)absence, more (G)loving she'll (D)feel -G-D-Dsus4-D

Our (D)ship is well (Bm)rigged and she's (G)ready to (D)sailOur crew they are (Bm)anxious to (G)follow the (D)whaleWhere the icebergs do (Bm)float and the (A)stormy winds (D)blowWhere the land and the (Bm)ocean are (G)covered in (D)snow -G-D-Dsus4-D

The (D)cold coast of (Bm)Greenland is (G)barren and (D)bareNo seed-time nor (Bm)harvest is (G)ever known (D)thereAnd the birds here sing (Bm)sweetly in (A)mountain and (D)daleBut there isn't a (Bm)bird that can (G)sing to the (D)whale -G-D-Dsus4-D

There is (D)no habi(Bm)tation for a (G)man to live (D)thereAnd the king of that (Bm)country is the (G)fierce Greenland (D)bearAnd there'll be no temp(Bm)tation to(A)tarry long (D)thereWith our ship bumper (Bm)full we will (G)homeward re(D)pair -G-D-Dsus4

Here's an alternative version of the guitar chords for the key of G.

​Fare(G)well tae (Em)Tarwathie, a(C)dieu Mormond (G)HillAnd the fair land of (Em)Crimond, I’ll (C)think of you (G)stillI'm bound out for (Em)Greenland and (D)ready to (G)sailIn the hopes to find (Em)riches in (C)hunting the (G)whale

A(G)dieu to my (Em)comrades, for a (C)while we must (G)partAnd likewise the (Em)dear lass who (C)first won my (G)heartThe cold coast of (Em)Greenland my (D)love will not (G)chillAnd the longer my (Em)absence, more (C)loving she'll (G)feel

Our (G)ship is well (Em)rigged and she's (C)ready to (G)sailOur crew they are (Em)anxious to (C)follow the (G)whaleWhere the icebergs do (Em)float and the (D)stormy winds (G)blowWhere the land and the (Em)ocean are (C)covered in (G)snow

The (G)cold coast of (Em)Greenland is (C)barren and (G)bareNo seed-time nor (Em)harvest is (C)ever known (G)thereAnd the birds here sing (Em)sweetly in (D)mountain and (G)daleBut there isn't a (Em)bird that can (C)sing to the (G)whale

There is (G)no habi(Em)tation for a (C)man to live (G)thereAnd the king of that (Em)country is the (C)fierce Greenland (G)bearAnd there'll be no temp(Em)tation to(D)tarry long (G)thereWith our ship bumper (Em)full we will (C)homeward re(G)pair